Odessa

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A few things about Odessa you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Odessa

Odessa A'zion

American actress and voice actress

Choose Odessa and your child shares a first name with Odessa A'zion, an American actress and voice actress. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Odessa, like who?” Odessa A'zion's Wikipedia article is available in 28 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 8,326 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Odessa, 193 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Odessa would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryOdessa has been in use since at least 1880, the first year US birth records were kept. That's 145 years of Odessas, and counting.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1909, when it ranked #278. Today it's #1,192, so it could be due a comeback.
• 📈Then vs nowOdessa is 3.9× more common today than it was in 2000. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 32,468 baby girls; in 2025, about 1 in 8,326.
• 🚀TrendOdessa has climbed 401 places in the US rankings over the last five years and now sits at #1,192. Fast risers like this often keep climbing, so expect to hear it more.
• 📍Where it's lovedOdessa is most popular in Idaho, where it ranks #402, followed by Oregon (#548) and Wisconsin (#564). It's in the top 1,000 in 7 states.

About the name Odessa

Odessa is a girl name. It has 6 letters and 3 syllables, starting with O and ending in “-ssa”. US birth records list Odessa for girls from 1880 to 2025, in 146 of those 146 years. Its best year was 1909, when it ranked #278 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #1,192, with 193 babies.